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CentralNic and KeyDrive look to merge

Two domain companies in talks to combine. CentralNic and KeyDrive are in merger talks, CentralNic disclosed today. CentralNic is both a registry services provider and a registrar, which owns Instra and Internet.bs. It is one of (if not the) largest new top level domain name back end by domain volume thanks to .xyz and Radix. […]

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Domain Registrars, key-systems, KeyDrive, topstory

CentralNic and KeyDrive in merger talks

CentralNic and KeyDrive, two major European domain firms, are in merger talks, CentralNic confirmed this morning. CentralNic said that the transaction, should it close, would be a “reverse takeover” of itself by KeyDrive. That’s where...
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brandshelter, Domain Registries, key-systems, KeyDrive, merger, openregistry

Moniker Exiting the Drop Game?

One of the company’s drop-catching proxy registrars SantiamDomains recently (and quietly) changed hands and is now under Web.com’s ownership. This article is purely speculative, but it’s based on something that I learned today while troubleshooting some domain administration issues. A domain that I had caught at Snapnames back in March of 2014 is coming up […]
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Domain Aftermarket, Domain Registrars, KeyDrive, Web.com